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Painter / Decorator
Applies paint, wallpaper, and finishes to buildings — residential, commercial, and artistic.
Did you know?
The White House is built of sandstone painted white, and it has 147 windows and 412 doors to paint around.
How subjects help
- Chemistry: Pick primers and paints that bond to wood, metal or plaster and hold up against damp.
- Art & Design: Help clients choose colours and finishes that make a room feel calm or bright.
- Mathematics: Measure walls and ceilings to work out how much paint and wallpaper to buy.
- Business Studies: Price a job fairly by working out paint, materials and hours before giving a customer a quote.
A famous name
John Gregory Crace: Victorian decorator whose firm painted and decorated interiors of the Houses of Parliament with Pugin.
Try it yourself: Choose colours for a feeling
- Draw three small squares. Fill one with colours that feel calm, one that feel exciting, one that feel cosy.
- Show them to someone without telling them which is which. Can they guess?
- Now plan colours for a room where people should feel calm, like a waiting room. Draw it.
- Why do you think people feel differently about the same colour?
Painters, colour consultants and art therapists all use colour on purpose: to change how a space feels, or to help people show feelings that are hard to say.
Also try: Draw your room to scale.
Known for it in
USA, UK, Germany, Australia, Sweden